Show Notes
You're not "bad at stopping", you're just following a rule you learned as a kid that's keeping you stuck in the binge cycle. Ever finish your plate even when you're full?
That's the Clean Plate Club at work. And it's one of the sneakiest drivers of binge eating and overeating.
In this episode: - Why you keep eating past fullness (hint: it's not about willpower) - Where the Clean Plate Club belief comes from and how it fuels the binge-restrict cycle - How to start leaving food on your plate without guilt -Why "avoiding waste" by overeating is still wasteful, just to your body instead of the bin - The one permission statement that changes everything
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00:00 Introduction 01:39 What Is the Clean Plate Club? 03:12 The Food Rule You Learned as a Kid 06:09 Childhood Guilt Around Wasting Food 07:17 How You Learned to Ignore Fullness Cues 08:08 Dieting, Restriction & Food Scarcity 09:33 Why It’s Not a Willpower Problem 12:18 How Clean Plate Club Fuels Binge Eating 14:40 Losing Trust in Your Body 16:22 Overeating, Shame & the Binge Cycle 17:17 All-or-Nothing Food Thinking 19:08 How to Break the Clean Plate Pattern 20:16 Practice Leaving Food on Your Plate 22:18 Why Your Nervous System Matters 26:21 Work With Me
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